St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-07-02
CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, I
CRY OF New ORLEANS. (

CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Re IT KNowx, That on this thirty
first day of May, in the year of cur Lord
one thousand eight hundred aud eighty
seven. before me, Marcel T. Ducros. a
notary public in and for tie city and
parish Of New Orleans. State Of Louisi-
ana. aforesaid. duly commissioned aud
sworn, personally came and appeared
the. several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed. who declared that,
awaiting themselves of the provislons Of
the laws Of this State relative to the or
ganization Of corporations for works Of
general utility aod Improvement, they
have covenanted and agreed, and do,
by these presents, covenant aud agree.
and bind themselves, as well IS such
persons rs may hereafter become ASSOC
cixted with them, to form and constitute
corporation and body polite in law.
for the purposes and objects and under
the stipulation. articles and conditions
following, to-vit:
ARTICLE FIRST.
The name and title of said corporation
shall be the '.COVINGrON AND ST.
rAMMANY LAND AND IMPROVE
MENr COMPANY" and by that name
1t shall have succession and corporate
existence for and during the term and
period of ninety-nine years from the
date Of these presents, unless sooner
dissolved in the manner hereinafter
provided. The domicile of said corpora
ton shall be in the town Of Covington,
State of Louisiana, and it shall have q
corporate seal, to be such as the Board
OF Directors may select.
ARTICLE SECOND.
The objects and purposes for which
this evaporation is established, and the
nature Of the business 20 be carried on
by 1t are declared and specified to be to
purchase, improve and dispose Of real
estate Of every description whatever in
the town of Oovington or elsewhere 10
this State; to erect, construct, operate
aud establish factories and manu- facto-
ries of every description, or any other
works or improvements of public utility
Of any and every character; kind aud
description on said lands, tenements
and real estate as il may acquire or come
intO possession of by purchase, neso-
tlation or consract: to improve, sell or
orproperty in such quantity or parcels
of land as they may deem suitable. 10
purchasers, with the right to authorize
said purchasers to construct. operate
and establish factories and manufac-
tories Of every description on such
lands which the said purchasers may
acquire from the corporation; to grant
and take mortgages, aud make ad-
VA .tnen A.
and for the security thereof, to mort. |
gage all or part Of the real estate owned
by said corporation; to loan all or any
portion OF the funds of said corporation |
Oy taking mortgages or other securities.
and to coionize and develop the agri-
cultural. mineral and manufacturing re- |
sources Of the State Of Louisiana, on any |
land which it may become possessed Of |
IN the said State to promote immigra-
tior thereto; and to purchase and sell |
lands rs real estate, SO as to provide |
homesteads or farms for persons immi- |
grating thereto; to connect any or all of |
said lands by railroad with any other |
lines of railroad: provided. that in all |
cases such acquisition of lands, and tue |
disposition Thereof, etc. etc., shall be |
executed by the Board Of Directors
hereinafter provided for. or by officers
aud agents duly authorized by said |
Board.
Said corporation shall have and nos.
sess all the powers, rights and privi- |
leges that corporations are or may be, bv |
any general laws of this State, allowed |
to possess, and may exercise its corpor-
ate powers in any other State or Terri
tory Of the United States that may auth
orize the same; the said corporation
may sue and De sued, citations and all
legal processes shalt be served ut the
office of the company. in the town OF
Covihgton. La. and upon the President.
and in his absence, upon the Vice
President Of the company.